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Enabling SIS in Storage Server 2003

I am attempting to enable Single Instance Storage on a Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 64bit.

This is a clean install of the OS (by me not the OEM). I have installed Single Instance Storage in add/remove and installed all updates.

From there I am supposed to run sisadmin.exe from the command line to enable the service but for some reason the command line says that this is an invalid command. I also do not have the advanced tab when I look at a non system volume properties. The Single Instance Storage Groveler is however listed in services. It errors when attempting to start from the GUI (as it should).

After searching the system there is in fact no sisadmin.exe file. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the single instance storage option several times.

There seems to be very little documentation about this version of 2003. I haven't seen anything about this not being support in 64bit. Thinking about reinstalling the OS if I can't find a solution soon but I really don't want to. I am hoping someone here has an idea.

I don't think it's the 64-bit part you have a problem with - the 64-bit version is, I believe, functionally identical to the 32-bit version. I think the part you are having issues with is the R2 vs. non-R2.

AFAIK, in non-R2 Windows Server 2003, you cannot use SIS unless you install RIS - RIS is the enabler and the only application which uses it. Are you sure that, in R2, you can install SIS and use it WITHOUT installing RIS?

Tom
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MS white papers point out that you can install/enable SIS without installing RIS. R1 did not support SIS by default without RIS. This is really the only reason I went with Storage Server. I have triple checked that I am on R2.

Out of the few sites with info on enabling SIS this one states the process. I even tried to install NFS support since he had it checked in his screenshot... no luck with that either. Services claims no dependecies for the sis service.

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Tom
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Tom
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